Westview girls take eighth straight Lions Club title

   Though the Lady Chargers led for much of the championship game of the 44th Annual Martin Lions Club Christmas Tournament, a late Henry County rally put Westview behind in the waning minutes. But, a quick Lady Charger rally gave the Westview girls their eighth straight Lions Club Tournament title with a 53-51 win over the Lady Patriots.
    A three-point play by Sarah Hefner put the Lady Patriots ahead early in the final frame. But, Amber Rechis answered with a jumper and Grace Ann Swaim added a three-pointer to put the Lady Chargers ahead 43-40 with just over seven minutes in the game. Henry County answered with a free throw from Tianna Porter to spark a 7-0 run to put the Lady Pats ahead by four points with 4:34 left in the period. The Henry County girls were able to hang onto that lead until late in the final frame when a three-point play by Swaim put the Lady Chargers ahead by one point. A late foul then sent Jaycee Sims to the line where she hit one of two attempts to seal the win for the Lady Chargers.

Chargers fall to Dyer County in Lions Club finals

    The Chargers were able to keep the game close through the first two quarters, but the third quarter proved to be the difference as the Choctaws took the 85-65 win in the championship game of the 44th Annual Martin Lions Club Tournament.
    Trailing by seven points going into the second frame, the Chargers rallied when a three-pointer from Dillon Gardner sparked an 11-2 run that was capped by a four points from Jacob Lloyd to take a 21-19 lead. But, Dyer County retook the lead for good late in the second frame, ending the first half with a 13-3 run that put the Choctaws ahead 37-31 at the break.
    The Choctaws put the game out of reach at the end of the third frame, ending the period with a 17-4 run that gave Dyer County a 64-45 lead at the end of three frames.
    Though the Chargers added 20 points in the final eight minutes, the Choctaws stayed with them point for point to take the 20-point win and tournament title.

(Read the rest of this story in this week's print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)